Giving details of the meeting that was held on July 26 in Vientiane, Laos, on the sidelines of various Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-related meetings, Swarup said that Suu Kyi and Singh spoke about India`s assistance to Myanmar in various areas.

“The Minister of State conveyed Government of India`s willingness to strengthen democratic institutions in Myanmar particularly with respect to training parliamentarians and to share our experience on federalism, centre-state relations, distribution of power and resources between centre and state and political reconciliation,” he said.

He said that they also discussed the Myanmar government`s support for India`s development projects such as the Kaladan multi-modal transport project and the Asian trilateral highway.

“There was a specific discussion on India providing help to Myanmar on rubberised roads for which a concept paper has been shared,” the spokesperson said, adding that Suu Kyi conveyed Myanmar`s interest in development projects and the role of Indian consultants in these.

“She also conveyed an interest in learning from India`s experience in solar power and use of technology for using recycled waste matter in construction of roads,” Swarup said.

Suu Kyi led the National League for Democracy to a majority victory in the first openly contested elections in 25 years in November last year.

On April 6 this year, the 70-year-old Nobel peace laureate assumed charge as State Counsellor as she was constitutionally barred from the presidency after becoming the country`s first female foreign minister on March 30.